Unit 1 Laugh out loud Understanding Ideas—2023-2024学年高二英语外研版(2019)选择性必修第一册课时分层练
【夯实基础】
知识点1非谓语动词
1. The local newspaper keeps people ________(inform) about what's happening in town.
2. Neighbours spotted smoke________ (come) out of the house.
3. As you know, everybody is anxious________(see) his article published as soon as possible. 知识点2形容词的用法
4. Mrs Smith is good at teaching and can always keep her students ________(interest) in her lessons.
5. We thought that the new comedy was very ________ (entertain).
【提升能力】
6. Music is known to have the ability to change one's m________, which makes it an excellent stress reliever. (n. the way you are feeling at a particular time)
7. A__________ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.
8. The doctor e__________ him thoroughly in the hospital yesterday.
9. I don't know what it was that did the t__________, but I am definitely feeling much better.
10. No one was ever bored watching him—his subtle acting made everything e__________.
【核心素养】
A
Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard's announcement. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether it's the recorded message or the guard's message, few people listen to it, because it's often quite dull or hard to understand. This one was different. I noticed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling!
Why was so much attention being paid to this message As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, "Good morning, ladies, gentlemen and children, this is the 7:35 am train from Penrith to Central and you'll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today! The sun is shining, birds are singing, and all is right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever you're going. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon.
Quite a few people (obviously previous strangers) started talking to one another about the guard's excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said, "Were you the guard on the 7 : 35 am train from Penrith " The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, "Yes, yyyyes." "Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start of the day. Please keep doing it," I said.
There are two messages for me in what happened that day. Firstly, when people are happy in their work it shows in what they do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something they've done, particularly when it's not expected. Can you imagine the conversation that guard would have when he got home
1. Why do few train travelers listen to the announcements
A. Because the messages are unattractive. B. Because the guard's voice is not clear.
C. Because they usually feel sleepy. D. Because they are absorbed in books.
2. What does the underlined word "stunned" in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Patient. B. Cautious. C. Surprised. D. Excited.
3. What might the guard talk about with his family when he got home
A. The beautiful weather. B. The recorded message.
C. The train from Penrith. D. The unexpected appreciation.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. An Intelligent Guard B. A Boring Train Story
C. A Different Train Announcement D. A Lovely Morning in Sydney
B
Finland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report of 156 nations.
The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of wellbeing: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support. This year's report also pays special attention to the happiness of each country's immigrants.
The US dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place, and last year's winner, Norway, came in second place, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.
"The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors found to support happiness, and four of these countries Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report in 2012," co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. "In a division with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."
Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017 list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the 11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico 24th overall, but 10th in immigration).
"The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born," Helliwell said in a statement. "Although immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less happy countries lose."
Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany came in 15th, and the UK was 19th, followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and China in 86th.
The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize "the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives".
1. The US ranked ________ in 2017.
A. 14 B. 10 C. 18 D. 22
2. What is the most significant finding of the report
A. Immigrants are different from residents in the country.
B. Immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.
C. Immigrants become happy when they leave the country.
D. Immigrants and the locals feel the similar level of happiness.
3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.
B. People's happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to policy-making.
C. The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness
D. What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.
4. What is the best title of the passage
A. World Happiness Day B. The Pursuit of Happiness
C. What's Your Happiness Index(指数) D. The 2018 World Happiness Report
答案以及解析
【夯实基础】
1.答案:informed
解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:当地的报纸使人们了解城里发生的事情。根据句子结构和句意,设空处应用非谓语动词,此处考查动词短语keep sb informed,意为"随时告知某人",inform与逻辑主语之间为动宾关系,应用过去分词informed,作补语。故填informed.
2.答案:coming
解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:邻居注意到有烟从房子里冒出来,spot sb./sth. doing sth.表示"注意到某人/某物正在做某事",空处使用现在分词形式作宾语补足语,强调注意到某动作正在发生,符合句意。故填coming。
3.答案:to see
解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:正如你知道的,每个人都急于看到他的文章尽快发表,be anxious to do sth.为固定短语,表示"急于做某事",所以空处应用不定式形式。故填to see。
4.答案:interested
解析:考查形容词。句意:史密斯夫人擅长教学,总是能使学生对她的课感兴趣。根据句子结构可知,设空处应该填写形容词作宾补。根据句意,interest为名词,意为"兴趣",其形容词为interested,意为"感兴趣的",ed结尾的形容词修饰人,此处修饰的是students。interested符合句意。故填interested。
5.答案:entertaining
解析:考查形容词。句意:我们认为这部新喜剧确实很精彩。设空处为表语,主语是事物,应用修饰物的形容词entertaining,意为"有趣的,使人愉快的",根据句意和语境,故填entertaining。
【提升能力】
6.答案:mood/ood
7.答案:Approaching
8.答案:examined
9.答案:trick
10.答案:entertaining
【核心素养】
A
答案:1-4.ACDC
解析:本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了一次坐火车的经历,列车长快乐阳光的广播给乘客们带来了好心情。同时作者向列车长表示感谢。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"...when the guard makes an announcement, whether it's the recorded message or the guard's message, few people listen to it, because it's often quite dull or hard to understand. " 可知答案为 A 项。
2.词义猜测题。根据第三段中列车长的回答(Yes, yyyyes.)可知stunned的意思是"吃惊的,感到惊讶的",故答案为C项
3.推理判断题。通过倒数第二段作者对列车长的赞许可推知那位列车长回家后可能会和家人谈论自己得到的意外感激,故答案为D项。
4.标题归纳题。本文是以列车长与众不同、快乐阳光的广播为线索展开的,故答案为C项。
B
答案:1-4.ADBD
解析:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了 2018年世界幸福报告。联合国可持续发展解决方案网络(Sustainable Development Solutions Network)周三发布的这份报告根据人们在收入、自由、信任、预期寿命、慷慨和社会支持六个方面的幸福程度对世界各国进行了排名。
1.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"The US dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in 18th place" 可知答案为A项。
2.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的"The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born" 可知答案为D项(移民和当地人的幸福感相似)。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"the UN declared to recognize 'the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives'"可知答案为B项(当制定政策时要考虑人们的快乐和幸福)。
4.标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了联合国可持续发展解决方案网络周三发布的一份2018年世界幸福报告,根据人们在收入、自由、信任、预期寿命、慷慨和社会支持六个方面的幸福程度对世界各国进行了排名。由此可知,D项 (2018年世界幸福报告)适合做本文最佳标题。故D选项正确。
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